NJ Police: Man Dies After Reported Lightning StrikeTragic Storm in New Jersey: Police Report Fatal Lightning StrikePolice Investigating Reported Fatal Lightning Strike in New JerseyGet our free mobile appPolice are investigating a terrible incident this week in Middlesex County. According to Patch, on Tuesday afternoon, a man died following a reported lightning strike, Monroe Police told Patch. "At 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Monroe Police received a report of a man who had possibly been struck by lightning near a solar field on 355 Hoffman Station Road. Police officers, along with Monroe Township EMS and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital paramedics, responded to the scene and found the man unconscious in the field." If you've ever watched a thunderstorm roll across New Jersey, you've probably wondered, "What are the chances of getting struck by lightning?"